

<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>PHR News</title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/</link><description>Recent news from PHR</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Public domain</copyright><image><url>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpg</url><title>PHR News</title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/</link></image><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Adrian Bonifacio awarded human rights fellowship in 2012]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3479</link><description><![CDATA[May 14th, 2012 - PHR   News<br />Over the Summer, Adrian Bonifacio, one of the recipients of the Human Rights Fellowship in 2012, will work with the Asian Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM), a non-governmental organization that promotes and defends the rights of migrant workers in Hong Kong.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3479?rss</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Peruvian President links ethnicity to poverty]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3475</link><description><![CDATA[May 7th, 2012 - PHR  In the News<br />The Program on Human Rights, the Center for Latin American Studies and Students for a Sustainable Stanford hosted the conference “Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America”  on May 8 bringing together scholars to examine the common trends, actors, challenges and changes among indigenous populations in Latin America and the Caribbean.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3475?rss</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanford conference to explore indigenous rights in Latin America]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3464</link><description><![CDATA[May 2nd, 2012 - PHR  Announcement<br />The Program on Human Rights (PHR) at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) together with the Center for Latin American Studies is hosting a one-day conference on Tuesday, May 8 2012 at Stanford University to shed light on the important human rights issues indigenous populations face in Latin America.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3464?rss</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human trafficking series elevates issue of global importance]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3449</link><description><![CDATA[April 24th, 2012 - PHR  In the News<br />The Program on Human Rights convened experts advancing research, policy, and activism in the field of human trafficking at the 2012 Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Speakers Series, "Human Trafficking is Global Slavery." Members of the Adobe Youth Voice Peapod Academy of the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula joined Stanford students at the weekly seminar and deployed a team of talented young filmmakers to document the series.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3449?rss</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts debate specific improvements to anti-trafficking measures]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3386</link><description><![CDATA[March 14th, 2012 - PHR   News<br />The Program on Human Rights concluded its ninth and final installment of the Sanela Diana Jenkins International Speakers Series with presentations by Dr. Mohammed Mattar, executive director of the Protection Project and professor at Johns Hopkins University and Professor Alison Brysk, chair of Global Governance, Global and International Studies at UC Santa Barbara.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3386?rss</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to build a world free of slaves]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3371</link><description><![CDATA[March 7th, 2012 - PHR   News<br />Justin Dillon, musician, film director and consultant to the State Department Office to combat human trafficking, spoke about open source activism and the work of slaveryfootprint.org at the eighth installment of the Program on Human Rights Sanela Diana Jenkins International Speakers Series.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3371?rss</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bay Area law enforcement adopt victims-based approach to combat human trafficking]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3357</link><description><![CDATA[March 1st, 2012 - PHR   News<br />The Program on Human Rights presented the seventh installment of the Sanela Diana Jenkins International Speakers Series on February 28 and focused on anti-trafficking measures in the Bay area.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3357?rss</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Stanford summer course to bring leading human rights actors inside the classroom]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3349</link><description><![CDATA[February 22nd, 2012 - PHR  Announcement<br />The Program on Human Rights at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, together with Stanford Summer Session are proud to offer a special session on human rights June 25 - July 25, 2012.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3349?rss</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addressing the supply and demand side of the sex trafficking industry]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3351</link><description><![CDATA[February 21st, 2012 - PHR   News<br />Jean Enriquez, executive director of the Coalition Against Trafficking of Women - Asia Pacific presented her views on sex trafficking at the sixth installment of the Sanela Diana Jenkins International Speakers Series.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3351?rss</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human trafficking is a growing crisis, activists say]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3337</link><description><![CDATA[February 15th, 2012 - PHR  In the News<br />Anne Gallagher, director of the Asia Regional Trafficking in Persons Project and Rosi Orozco, Mexican Congressional Representative and Anti-trafficking leader present their views at the fourth installment of the Sanela Diana Jenkins international speakers series.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3337?rss</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will human rights dominate the international stage by 2022?]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3330</link><description><![CDATA[February 6th, 2012 - PHR  Op-ed<br />In a piece for Global Brief magazine, Helen Stacy makes predictions about the state of international human rights norms and criminal prosecutions in the year 2022.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3330?rss</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trafficking victim turns personal story into powerful force for advocacy]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3311</link><description><![CDATA[January 31st, 2012 - PHR   News<br />Roni Hong, a human trafficking survivor and founder of the Tronie Foundation presented her testimony at the third installment of the Sanela Diana Jenkins International Speaker Series.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3311?rss</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madeline Rees speaks out against human trafficking abuses within the UN system]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3312</link><description><![CDATA[January 24th, 2012 - PHR   News<br />Madeline Rees, former U.N. high commissioner for human rights in Bosnia and secretary general for the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom spoke at the second installment of the Sanela Diana Jenkins International Speaker Series on human rights abuse during peacekeeping operations and how to improve accountability.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3312?rss</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leading trafficking experts inaugurate speakers series]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3309</link><description><![CDATA[January 17th, 2012 - PHR   News<br />Bradley Myles, executive director and CEO of Polaris, and Helga Konrad, OSCE special representative on combating trafficking in human beings inaugurated the 2012 Program on Human Rights Sanela Diana Jenkins International Speaker Series.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3309?rss</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanford researchers fight human trafficking]]></title><link>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3213</link><description><![CDATA[November 22nd, 2011 - CDDRL, FSI Stanford, PHR   News<br />Human trafficking is a global phenomenon that each year forces millions into lives as prostitutes, laborers, child soldiers, and domestic servants. Traffickers prey on the weak and vulnerable, targeting young victims with promises of a better life.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://humanrights.stanford.edu/news/3213?rss</guid></item></channel></rss>
